Larry's Environmental Issues Blog October 2007 Archive

If you ever feel confused when you look at the numbers inside those triangular recycling symbols on plastic products and containers, here's help. Those numbers tell you which plastics can ... Read More

Greenbelts are areas of undeveloped land around urban areas, intended to provide open space and control development. But are greenbelts more than decoration or a concession to environmentalists? Do greenbelts ... Read More

Halloween is spooky by nature, but it doesn't have to be a scary time for the environment. You can have a jack-o-lantern full of Halloween fun while helping to protect ... Read More

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is hot under the collar about the record-breaking drought that has left a parched swath across much of the Southeastern United States and could have long-lasting ... Read More

Tropical rainforest plants have produced thousands of lifesaving drugs since World War II, yet the potential of rainforest medicinals has only barely been tapped. Rainforest lands are disappearing at an ... Read More

Watching your tire pressure may seem like a small, even unimportant detail, but it can bring big rewards. Keeping your tires properly inflated is one of the simplest things you ... Read More

Environmental regulations usually focus on large businesses and whole industries, yet small businesses actually generate 60 percent of all commercial waste and cause half of all environmental damage worldwide, according ... Read More

What does it really mean when a product says "not tested on animals" and how can you find products that haven't been tested by poisoning or torturing animals for the ... Read More

With the world's population expected to double by 2050, finding sources of fresh water will become increasingly important -- and challenging. Some people think ocean desalination, a process that removes ... Read More

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their ongoing work to alert ... Read More

If you’ve ever started what seemed like a simple home repair or remodeling job only to watch it spiral out of control, you’ll understand how officials at American Electric Power ... Read More

China, which manufactures 70 percent of the world’s light bulbs, has made a commitment to phase out incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs—a move that ... Read More

The effort to replace traditional incandescent light bulbs with more efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), light emitting diodes (LED) and other low-energy lighting is quickly becoming a global movement--with countries ... Read More

As many as 24,000 Americans could lose their lives every year because of the EPA’s refusal to follow the advice of medical professionals to tighten U.S. air quality standards that ... Read More